Customer Ratings & Reviews

Gets pretty loud which is good but as you turn it up the quality of the sound goes down. It works well for our back yard family time.

There is much to love about this speaker. The packaging is a good starting point. It is outer wrapped, then an inner box, and the speaker is well protected from vibrations/shock. Underneath is not only a charging cable, but a meaty transformer as well, to allow you to charge fast and not have to share a charger with something else if you didn't have an extra high power transformer. Once opened, you see the usual UE design, with the familiar large up/down volume buttons that to me look like a cross, which I appreciate if intended or not. It is solid, this is no joke of a speaker. It is heavy, solid feeling, waterproof, dust proof, etc. It is as solid a speaker as you can imagine. The included charger is something I cannot say enough good things about. It provides a fast charge, and is included, two things that make this a successful packaged product. The app you download (get the right one) will allow you to see if there are any firmware updates, shows the status of the speaker (connected or not), allows you to put together play lists, allows for an EQ selection and adjustment, turn it on/off, turn the sound up and down, and talks about options for party mode. Now, party mode is pretty cool, if a few people bring their UE speaker, they can be automatically added to the party play (need to set this up to do this) and the more the merrier. While I'm not a party goer today, I can fully appreciate the logic and appeal of having this feature. I'd say this is a strong selling point if you are one who frequents parties. A couple of small peeves. While it can do wireless charging, that necessary setup isn't included. Shame, because moving the rubber plug to charge is slightly cumbersome and makes this somewhat like all other speakers. Would be nice if they included the pieces to do it, or just removed the feature if they want to save a few bucks. Another pet peeve is the charging light is small and is below the charging porti, on the back, at the very bottom. So you'd have to turn it around to see if it charging or not. Slightly annoying, but not like the #1 abovwcomplaint. Now, sound quality is something I'm on the fence about. Why? Because I feel like the sound coming out completely around the speaker (360 degree design) is awesome, but the sound quality is not what I like. It really is a nice speaker system. But the sound made me feel like I wasn't connected to the music, like it was at the end of the long tunnel and I could not quite reach it. I tried to equalize it, and get it where I like it, but I was just reaching for what I really wanted, knowing it wasn't going to be able to do it. However for a water and dust proof speaker, I'd say it is a good value and a definite for ruggedness, the app usefulness, etc. and sound quality knowing you can get decent sound from any angle. I'm just a bit too picky I guess and like my music to fill each ear (like in a stereo kind of way) after hearing this 360 degree way of doing it. If I was at a party, being a picky sound quality person would not matter, just hearing music would be enough. Same with fishing on a boat, laying on the chaise lounge out back, that kind of thing. I would not recommend for someone who loves music as I do, wanting to hear in "stereo" mode. I had high hopes but found myself a bit frustrated wanting to get the sound to come out to me vs. me reaching for it and not getting close enough to.really touch it. If you aren't a music/sound junkie you'll love this I'm sure. If you like the beach, park, laying out on your patio, etc. this is a perfect speaker. If you get it and don't like it, ask BestBuy for a return which they'll do gladly (watch how long you own this first before returning because you don't want to be late to return.

Great speaker but I had to return due to the app and connection of multiple speakers

These sound phenomenal. I was an early adopter of the UE Megaboom speakers back when the originals were released. I've probably even contributed to several sales of these because I'd take them everywhere, pair them up, then people would ask about them because they were so impressed by them. Over time, my original pair started giving me issues with stereo connectivity, which I assumed was due to their age. I sold them and bought these shiny new speakers. I updated them immediately to the newest firmware, check. I paired them up using the app, check. They worked for about one song before the very same issue arrived as the old speakers. It's as if they start fighting with one another, or the way a CD used to skip if you shook your walkman. Incredibly frustrating. I can no longer stand behind this product, which is sad for me having spent so long loving them. Bose might have my business now ( at least to try it out).

I have had several of the UE speakers and this one is just as good as the others.

With the large array of speakers out there this one is a top contender. For it size it should be better capable of louder bass.

Not loud enough, I was expecting a louder richer sound but I was not impressed. I returned it looking for better.

Very happy with this purchase, help me a lot. The price and performance are good.

This speaker meets all of my criteria! I'm really happy with the sound, the bass, and the durability of this speaker. Second time I've bought it. Battery life goes on forever and it is safe to take for a river float as it withstands some splashing.

Love the UE megaboom. I own three of these speakers and they are the best out there.

Not as loud as I thought it would be. Even the smaller megaboom 2 plays louder

Garbage. It lasted 3 weeks before it no longer could charge. Apparently a problem with these speakers and Best Buy won’t take it back…apparently now Best Buy has a 2 weeks return window instead of 30 days.

The speaker is great quality and has great audio but isn’t usb type-c and lacked the bass that it is advertised to have.

I wouldn't buy from any other store than best buy. Always so professional I love ya❤

Terrible not as loud as the smaller boom speaker very disappointed

The speaker sounds pretty good, but at higher volume I do hear some distortion. To start off with there are a number of apps for these speakers and it took 3 tries to get the right one. First I dl'd one for the boom. It fired up and said get the newer one. I installed that but apparently I can't read on a second attempt and got one for the megablast. Finally the 3rd try got me the correct app. It's currently the one with blue lettering and a white background 9/15/18. The blast has the opposite and the old boom was a round logo. I fired up the correct app which told me to uninstall the old boom app to continue. Ok, just another task to do in order to get up and running...right? Nope. Please update to the latest firmware was the next order of business. So okay here we go.....95% and then stall and I do mean stall. It took forever to finish. Once it did, I was able to access the equalizer and remote controls. During this time the speaker worked by connecting to my Pixel's bluetooth. My Android is updated to the latest version 9 Pie. I fired up Amazon Music and listened to the classic rock station for about 5 songs and then a number of songs via the album selections. My main complaint is that treble hiss which I tried to tone down or out with the eq, but it didn't make much difference. The bass is decent for the size of the unit, but honestly I think the Sony SRS-XB41 sounds better. One thing I really like is the Magic Button. I used it to advance tracks, pause and play and it worked every time. Lastly, I like the fact that you can purchase a recharging base for the unit. I wish it was included with the speaker, but it's understandable that keeping costs down are needed to keep it competitive in this category. Hopefully a patch may be offered down the road to help remedy the distortion or hiss. It may have been my source (Amazon) so your mileage may vary. I'll be trying other sources and hope that it fixes the issue for my ears. Overall I really like the unit. The large volume buttons on the front work great and by pressing them both the unit tells you how much battery life is left. Once I get the charging base, that shouldn't be a problem anymore.

Perfect to pack and use on outings. Not running down boat batteries.

This speaker is WONDERFUL! I loved mine so much, I got one for my sis!

Really like the equalizer feature that comes with the free phone app.

Great speaker, love the wireless charger that came with it.